Eurysticta coolawanyah

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Eurysticta coolawanyah
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Isostictidae
Genus: Eurysticta
Species:
E. coolawanyah
Binomial name
Eurysticta coolawanyah
Watson, 1969 [2]
Eurysticta coolawanyah distribution map.svg

Eurysticta coolawanyah is a species of damselfly in the family Isostictidae, [3] commonly known as a Pilbara pin. [4] It is endemic to the Pilbara region in Western Australia, where it inhabits pools in rivers. [5]

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Eurysticta coolawanyah is a pale brown, small to medium-sized damselfly. [6]

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References

  1. Dow, R.A. 2019. Eurysticta coolawanyah. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T163568A14675082. Downloaded on 26 July 2019.
  2. Watson, J.A.L. (1969). "Taxonomy, ecology, and zoogeography of dragonflies (Odonata) from the north-west of Western Australia". Australian Journal of Zoology. 17 (1): 65–112 [83]. doi:10.1071/ZO9690065.
  3. "Species Eurysticta coolawanyah Watson, 1969". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 76. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
  5. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 212. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
  6. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN   0643051368.